Tracking the Justices’ Dissents in Civil Cases, 2008-2015

Last week, we began our analysis of the Justices’ dissents in civil and criminal cases, looking at the years 2000 through 2007. Today, we turn to the dissents in civil cases between 2008 and 2015.

We begin in Table 130 below with the number of dissents written each year by each Justice. In 2008, Justices Kennard and Moreno led, each writing three dissents in civil cases. Justices Werdegar and Baxter wrote two apiece, and Justices Corrigan and Chin wrote one each. In 2009, Justice Kennard led with three civil dissents. Justice Moreno wrote two and Justices Werdegar and Baxter wrote one each. In 2010, Justice Werdegar led the Court, writing three dissents in civil cases. Justices Baxter and Moreno wrote two apiece, and Justices Corrigan and Kennard wrote one each. In 2011, Justices Kennard and Chin led, writing two dissents apiece in criminal cases. Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye and Justice Baxter wrote one each. Pro Tem Justices Klein and Grimes wrote one dissent apiece as well. In 2012, Justice Kennard led the Court, writing four dissents in civil cases. Justice Liu wrote two, and Justices Corrigan, Werdegar and Chin wrote one apiece. In 2013, Justice Kennard led the Court, writing three civil dissents. Justices Corrigan and Baxter wrote two apiece, and Justices Chin and Liu wrote one each. In 2014, Justice Werdegar led the Court, writing three civil dissents. Justices Chin, Baxter and Liu wrote one dissent apiece, and Pro Tem Justice Rubin wrote one dissent. In 2015, Justices Corrigan and Chin led, writing two dissents apiece. Justice Liu wrote one dissent.

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